Impact of Female Acne on Patterns of Health Care Resource Utilization

February 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 140 | Copyright © February 2015


Hilary E. Baldwin MD FAAD,a Ariane K. Kawata PhD,b Selena R. Daniels PharmD MS,c
Teresa K. Wilcox PhD,b Caroline T. Burk PharmD MS,d Emil A. Tanghetti MDe

aState University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
bEvidera, Bethesda, MD
cAllergan Inc., Irvine, CA
dHealth Outcomes Consultant, Laguna Beach, CA
eThe Center for Dermatology and Laser Surgery, Sacramento, CA

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Some differences were identified in acne characteristics. For facial acne location, the No Medication Use cohort had lower frequencies of forehead (70.8% vs. 82.4%, P<.05) and hairline acne (37.1% vs. 55.5%, P<.05) than the Medication Use cohort.
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